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- | ===== Introduction to Server Maintenance ===== | ||
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- | So you now have a working Openmediavault installation. | ||
- | For casual home users that may seem like all that's required and for | ||
- | a computer hobbyist, a working Linux server may be enough. | ||
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- | On the other hand, PC hardware and hard drives fail faster than one might think. | ||
- | expand openmediavault with server add-on packages, etc. As users discover the value added packages available to expand capabilities, | ||
- | Linux servers tend to " | ||
- | may not be compatible with existing server packages. \\ | ||
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- | All of the above possibilities compound the risk of creating an unresolvable problem. | ||
- | possible events leaves an open question; "How do I recover?" | ||
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- | ==== Purpose ==== | ||
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- | The purpose and intent of this document is to provide home users and new Linux admin' | ||
- | and simple backup processes needed to successfully maintain a server. | ||
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- | While openmediavault is driven by an easy to use web page GUI, server maintenance is greatly | ||
- | facilitated if users know how to get on the command line. To get advice on the forum, forum supporters may ask for "the output of a command" | ||
- | A running assumption is that Openmediavault users will know how to get on the command line when necessary. | ||
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- | This document was written to introduce new users to useful utilities and to provide examples of maintenance concepts and relatively simple procedures. | ||
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- | ===== Utilities to Help With Openmediavault Management ===== | ||
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- | As previously noted, being able to work from the command line would be very useful to users, who may need to | ||
- | gather detailed information on the OS and platform hardware, for troubleshooting and | ||
- | for an occasional edit to a configuration file. Much can be learned with the following | ||
- | utilities that allow users to look at Openmediavault “under the hood”. \\ | ||
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- | ==== WinSCP ==== | ||
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- | WinSCP allows users, beginners and experienced alike, to visualize the Linux file structure in a manner | ||
- | similar to Windows Explorer. | ||
- | users to work with their server remotely. \\ | ||
- | One of the more useful features of WinSCP is that it gives users the ability to edit Linux configuration | ||
- | files with a familiar editor like Notepad. | ||
- | WinSCP, it will run from WINE (in Linux Mint, Ubuntu and others). | ||
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- | WinSCP can be downloaded here -> [[https:// | ||
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- | Installing WinSCP | ||
- | During the installation process, if prompted, select the Explorer Interface. | ||
- | file system only. If the Explorer Interface is not offered it can be selected after the installation, | ||
- | under View, Preferences, | ||
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- | On the first run, the login screen is presented. | ||
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